Molded Vintage Glass (Prosser) Beads, Mulit-Color and Multi-Size on 22-inch Strand

AFS-192

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  • A mixed strand of orange and red 4mm beads, yellow 5mm beads and few larger ones. Only one strands available
  • The equatorial band on these beads identifies them a Prosser beads
  • The molded bead-making technique was invented by the button-making Prosser bothers in 1830's in Bohemia (now Czech Republic) and named after them.
  • Great quantities of Prosser beads were made for the African trade
  • I heard a few decades ago that the Prosser factory had been dismantled and moved to Morocco, although I have not been able to confirm that.